Nostalgic memories of Farnborough's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 28 in total
I lived in farnborough for first 28 years of my life, got married and had 4 children there. Grew up on the Sinehurst Estate then moved to Grange then Hawley estates. Went to Farnborough Grange Schools when they were still terrapin huts. Remember ballet lessons at the Jubilee Hall, the Tumble Down Dick when it was full of hippies. When I was young we used to walk to Frimley, it was then a lovely quiet road. ...see more
I have great memory's of farnborough in the 60s I was in the Royal Engineers stationed at Cove, had a girlfriend that lived in Melrose Avenue the road opposite the shops shown in the photo of the shops on the Pyestock estate
Mike Batten
My name is Marilyn and I lived in Rectory road, Farnborough and enjoyed some very happy days there before moving to Australia.
I used to walk to Frimley green to visit my Aunty Rosemary and my Nanna. And in the other direction I used to walk to Salisbury Grove, Mytchitt to visit my other Nanna & Grandad.
I loved my Grandad, I can still remember sitting on his lap and being fascinated with how he lit his pipe. ...see more
well Farnborough how I knew it and now to this date.
tumbledown dick has changed over the years it has now been changed to fast food area.
many shops have gone rent prices gone up. bowling arena coming soon and new cinema.
post office in queensmead now within Asda Iceland closed. princemead is expanding
Does any one have photo's of the old Farnborough police station in lynchford road. I cannot find it at all grateful for any help.
My mum is the current owner of the second house from left, number 2. We've lived in the house since 1992 and my sister was born there. The house is a real family home and although I've now moved away, I come home as much as I can. This is exactly how the house looked when we moved in, but over the years my parents had various works done including a side and loft extentsion - she still has the original ...see more
This shot faces north towards the "T" junction where Queens Road runs across the North end of Camp Road. The road running off to the right in the foreground is "High Street" and used to be the terminus for the Aldershot and District bus service no 3c which ran from High Street to the Hawley Lane estate via Sycamore Road. In the fifties there was a steam laundry at the right hand corner of the Camp/Queens "T" junction ...see more
Unless I am mistaken, this shot is pointing due south in which the trees of Lynchford Road can be seen in the distance. The distant building on the left hand corner of the "T" junction at the end of Camp Road was "Boots cash chemists" and had by 1965 engulfed "Timothy Whites" which was situated next door to it on both Camp and Lynchford roads. When we arrived in Farnborough in the mid fities I was struck by the ...see more
As a child I remember being dragged around Fine Fair once a week, being sent for a box to the front of the store to put shopping in and being given the job of licking the greenshield stamps and putting them in the book!
Does anyone remember the photographers in Lynchford Rd, Farnborough? I am guessing this must have been about 1940-1955. It may have been called County Studios Ltd.